Which of the following statements about Southern South America is true?

A. Paraguay is the smallest country of the subregion.
B. Influence of Roman Catholicism has sharply declined in Argentina.
C. The Argentine economy was devastated by the end of 2001 due to multiple factors.
D. Uruguay has the lowest level of urbanization of any mainland Latin American country.

A. Establishing Quebec as an independent country
B. Secession from Canada in order to become a Department of France
C. Garnering higher income from the operation of the St. Lawrence Seaway
D. Improving economic opportunities for French-speaking Canadians

A. the end of the political dominance of the PRI in July 2000.
B. any kind of authoritarian political oppression.
C. the oppressive rule of Porfirio Diaz.
D. the revolution of 1911 that overthrew Diaz.

Exports of tin and silver were the mainstays of the _______ economy for many decades. However, today, as the market for tin has declined, the country has become an exporter of other metallic ores, such as gold.

Regarding tropical rainforests, the term evapotranspiration refers to the fact that

A. trees absorb carbon dioxide and "exhale" oxygen.
B. deforestation causes a loss of soil fertility due to water evaporation.
C. deforestation causes a decline in atmospheric oxygen.
D. the humidity of rain forests can produce local and regional precipitation.

A. followed the completion of Canada's transcontinental railways.
B. was a response to the world demand for wheat in the early twentieth century.
C. occurred only after World War II.
D. occurred only as major highways were built across Canada.

On Caribbean islands with mountains, the windward slopes facing the trade winds force air upward, causing rainfall. As a result, areas immediately to the leeward of the mountains have a microclimate with sparse precipitation called a/an

Which of the following statements about the physical geography of North America is true?

A. The ancient rock of the Canadian Shield covers about one-fourth of Canada.
B. The largest tributary of the Mississippi is the Arkansas River.
C. The most geologically active region of North America is found along the West Coast.
D. The Mississippi drainage basin is the fifth largest in the world.

Regarding tropical rainforests, the term evapotranspiration refers to the fact that

A. trees absorb carbon dioxide and "exhale" oxygen.
B. deforestation causes a loss of soil fertility due to water evaporation.
C. deforestation causes a decline in atmospheric oxygen.
D. the humidity of rain forests can produce local and regional precipitation.

i change my answer to D. the humidity of rain forests can produce local and regional precipitation.

17. On Caribbean islands with mountains, the windward slopes facing the trade winds force air upward, causing rainfall. As a result, areas immediately to the leeward of the mountains have a microclimate with sparse precipitation called a/an